I want to be a declutterer
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (377695)
Rockingham, Australia
April 17, 2026 2:03am CST
Lately I’ve been watching reruns of Phil Spencer, Secret Agent. It’s a British show and Phil is an estate agent who goes into an individual’s house and gives them advice on how to present it in a way that will be attractive to buyers.
In most cases, you don’t need to be an expert to be able to pick that one of the first things that needs to happen is to clear out some of the junk and clutter. Some houses are full of books, posters, pictures, ornaments, and it amazes me that sellers can’t see for themselves that an untidy, cluttered house isn’t going to impress potential buyers.
Decluttering isn’t the only thing that Phil suggests but it’s one of the most obvious to me. Seeing these programmes makes me itch to declutter a house. My own is pretty good at the moment but I’d love to tackle some of these homes. Maybe I missed my calling and I should have become a professional declutterer.
The photo is mine.
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@DaddyEvil (172070)
• United States
7h
That's something I'm always suggesting we need to do here but Pretty doesn't listen to me. *shrug* I'd love to go away for a weekend and let someone else declutter our house. As long as they could tell me which box they stuck out in the garage has all my gadgets in them. 
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@DaddyEvil (172070)
• United States
5h
@JudyEv We keep moving more and more stuff into the garage and then Pretty buys more stuff because we have room for more stuff. 
@xFiacre (14557)
• Ireland
7h
@Judyev My wife decided to declutter yesterday. Instead she just moved the clutter around a bit. It would be so good to declutter someone else’s house. When I was working I had cause to visit many homes and I just couldn’t help being somewhat judgemental though that’s not what I was there for. It was hard not to comment. One house I visited regularly had 15 clocks in the lounge, all ticking loudly and none telling the same time as the others.
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@JudyEv (377695)
• Rockingham, Australia
5h
It's isn't that hard really. At least not in the houses I've been seeing. And who needs 15 clocks but perhaps he was a collector.
@Fleura (34537)
• United Kingdom
8h
You've got to be really dedicated though to put all your books (and bookcases) etc into storage not knowing how long it might take to sell the house - you could be paying for months of storage and it might not be necessary. We bought our last house even though the place was so full of stuff that it wasn't possible to even open the bedroom doors properly!
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@JudyEv (377695)
• Rockingham, Australia
5h
We boxed up a lot of items but it was stored in a garage on the property. When we moved to our permanent (for a period) home, it was like Christmas opening up the boxes. I don't think a cluttered house would really worry me if everything else suited what I wanted.
I don't think a cluttered house would really worry me if everything else suited what I wanted.1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (206117)
• United States
6h
Sometimes things take on much more meaning than they should in someone's life.
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@JudyEv (377695)
• Rockingham, Australia
5h
Yes, that's true and hopefully buyers would look past all the belongings to the potential of a place.
@Tampa_girl7 (54611)
• United States
6h
I enjoy organizing and decluttering too.
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@DianneN (253704)
• United States
1h
I find myself being a bit judgmental when seeing some homes for the first time. Clutter is one of them and the size and proportion of furniture is another. Not to change the subject, but I often find myself critiquing the clothes some, well, many….. women wear in public. Never to their face, just in my mind.
@Traceyjayne (9959)
• United Kingdom
3h
I haven’t seen that particular programme but I have seen other programmes that Phil Spencer has done. Declutterring is big business over here at the moment ….maybe you should follow your calling. You could make a fortune by throwing away other peoples rubbish !
@Shiva49 (28130)
• Singapore
4h
Decluttering is not easy for me unless I am left with no other choice.
The last major decluttering occured during Covid time.
We should not leave a mess of items for others to clear.
I do it in fits and starts whenever I realise it is getting tougher as times goes by.
@Dreamerby (10109)
• Calcutta, India
5h
The picture fills in me warmth and vitality.
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@JudyEv (377695)
• Rockingham, Australia
5h
I'm glad you like it. I love the bit of gold above the clouds.
@LooeyVille (63)
• United States
Just now
I would make an excellent de-clutterer. I hate clutter. I am a minimalist.
@wolfgirl569 (132952)
• Marion, Ohio
4h
Love the picture. I would have enjoyed doing that to. And it's easier with other people's stuff
